Under the NBA's existing award system, there is no playoff MVP, only the regular season MVP and the Finals MVP.
Since the finals MVP selection is only for the finals series, it is inevitable that there will be a certain deviation, such as Iguodala, who has also won this award.
To this end, the authoritative US media "BR Sports" DAN FAVALE also selected a playoff MVP award for the overall performance during the playoffs, and listed the top ten in the playoffs so far, of which the Warriors Curry is 5th, the Sun Paul is 4th, and the top of the list is deserved.
Honorary nominations: Bridges, Jaylen Brown, Doncic, Edwards, Dream Green, Harden, Maxi, Poole, Siakam and Downs.
The players nominated for honor, either because of lack of ability or because of injuries, unfortunately failed to reach the top ten of the list.
But being able to win an honorary award also proves that they have performed well in the playoffs.
10th Place: Bane (Grizzlies)
Judging from the performance in the first round, Bain was the absolute core of the Grizzlies, and also won the tenth place with his outstanding performance, and Morant did not even get the nomination.
Bain averaged 23.5 points per game throughout the series, higher than Morant and Towns, and averaged 9.3 three-pointers per game, shooting 48.2 percent from the field, making it the Grizzlies' only reliable outside finish.
And his defense is obviously better than Morant, and he is also the biggest contributor to the team's rejection of the Timberwolves' upset, and indeed deserves a place in the list.
9th place: Embiid (76ers)
If you look at the results of the series alone, and Embiid's performance with injuries, he should have been ranked higher.
But two stats led to Embiid's decline in the rankings, the first point being that the three-point shooting rate was just 19 percent, well below the 37.1 percent in the regular season.
The second point is that defensive dominance is much lower than in the regular season, and the Raptors face Embiid's defense and shoot 73.5% from the inside.
8th Place: Brunson (Lone Ranger)
With Doncic only nominated, Brunson took the eighth place as Doncic missed his first three games with injury.
Brunson averaged 27.8 points per game, leading the Lone Rangers to a big 2-1 lead in the first three quarters and delivering 25 assists with just four turnovers.
7th Place: Ingram (Pelicans)
Although the team lost to the Suns, Ingram's performance was remarkable, averaging 27 points and 6.2 assists per game, shooting nearly 50% overall and shooting more than 40% from three-point range.
In addition to the basic data, Ingram's scoring ability and transformation in the game are obvious to all, and they deserve this position.
6th Place: Jokic (Nuggets)
As the biggest favorite of the MVP in the regular season, Jokic extended his dominance to the playoffs, averaging 31 points, 13.2 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game.
But because the Nuggets didn't pose the slightest threat to the Warriors, Jokic failed to get a higher ranking.
5th Place: Curry (Warriors)
Although Curry played as a substitute in the first four games of the series, he remained at the absolute core of the Warriors.
More importantly, Curry further demonstrated his defensive ability in this series.
Unfortunately, the Nuggets failed to show enough competitiveness to force a better Curry and could only rank fifth.
4th Place: Paul (Sun)
In terms of player ability alone, Paul is difficult to compare with Curry, but the Suns' poor reputation has forced a better Paul.
Even though he scored just four points in G4, Paul redeemed himself in G5 and G6, shooting 14 of 14 in the last game, giving Paul enough to finish fourth.
3rd Place: Butler (Heat)
Although he missed the series finale due to injury, Butler was able to secure the top three positions with his performances in the first four games of the series.
He averaged 30.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 2.7 steals per game, and shot 43.8 percent from three-point range, which is the key to the team's easy defeat of the Hawks after Lowry's absence.
2nd Place: Alphabet Brother (Bucks)
Once again, Alphabet brother showed unparalleled dominance in the playoffs, averaging 28.6 points, 13.4 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.4 blocks per game, and shooting 80% from the inside (40-of-50).
This allowed the Bucks to miss even if the second-in-command Middleton was absent, without giving the Bulls a chance to enter the second round with absolute crushing momentum.
1st Prize: Tatum (Green Army)
There is no doubt that the top spot in the table belongs to Tatum, who led the Green Army to become the only team to complete the sweep in the first round.
He averaged 29.5 points per game and shot 41.9 percent from three-point range, making Tatum the best star in the first round, both defensively and offensively.
Not to mention that he beat durant and Irving's nets, allowing Durant to play the worst playoff performance of his career so far, which is enough to give Tatum the top spot.